INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Components of (Loss ) Income before Income Taxes and Loss in Equity Interests

The components of (loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity interests are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Domestic	$	(326,935	)	$	31,291		$	11,833
Foreign		7,915			(3,870	)		14,436

(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity interests	$	(319,020	)	$	27,421		$	26,269

Income Taxes Relating to Operations

Income taxes relating to the Company’s operations are as follows:


	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Current income taxes:
U.S. Federal	$	2,018		$	2,814		$	(40,306	)
State and local		(692	)		(1,357	)		(1,668	)
Foreign		6,801			(7,027	)		18,810

Total current income taxes		8,127			(5,570	)		(23,164	)
Deferred income taxes:
U.S. Federal		(35,661	)		24,513			(2,495	)
State and local		(9,622	)		5,766			(2,975	)
Foreign		1,865			(1,705	)		(4,344	)

Total deferred income taxes		(43,418	)		28,574			(9,814	)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	$	(35,291	)	$	23,004		$	(32,978	)

Tax Effects of Temporary Differences that Give Rise to Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:


	December 31,
	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	941		$	1,310
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		9,731			6,038
Tax loss carry-forwards		71,916			67,892
Tax credits		55,312			48,843
Non-cash stock based compensation expense		6,552			4,379
Valuation allowance		(69,807	)		(48,906	)

Deferred tax assets		74,645			79,556

Deferred tax liabilities:
Foreign investments		(12,166	)		(9,606	)
Property and equipment		(25,018	)		(24,956	)
Goodwill and intangibles		(11,199	)		(60,941	)

Deferred tax liabilities		(48,383	)		(95,503	)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	26,262		$	(15,947	)

Income taxes related to the Company’s (loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity interests differ from the amount computed using the Federal statutory income tax rate as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Income taxes at Federal statutory rate	$	(111,655	)	$	9,598		$	9,195
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect		(13,767	)		1,152			217
Foreign tax rate differences		308			3,510			1,655
Change in valuation allowance		20,901			749			9,370
Reversals of accrued income tax		(1,143	)		(12,391	)		(28,814	)
Interest expense on tax liabilities, net of reversals		710			(189	)		(3,517	)
Earnings not indefinitely reinvested		—			676			1,303
Non-deductible compensation and other expenses		952			1,506			1,095
Effect of foreign partnerships and joint venture		4,090			—			—
Tax effect of restructuring items		—			—			(21,754	)
Effect of intercompany loans		392			250			(1,728	)
Non-deductible goodwill impairment		65,938
Research and experimentation tax credit		(2,017	)
Sale of noncontrolling interest		—			18,143			—

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	$	(35,291	)	$	23,004		$	(32,978	)

Reconciliation of Total Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:


	2014			2013			2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	30,005		$	40,075		$	76,818
Gross increases: tax positions taken in prior periods		—			515			8,380
Gross decreases: tax positions taken in prior periods		(1,040	)		(13,042	)		(8,943	)
Gross increases: tax positions taken in current year		2,911			2,457			3,114
Gross decreases: tax positions taken in current year		—			—			—
Gross decreases: settlement of tax examinations		—			—			(39,294	)
Gross decreases: lapse of statute of limitation		(1,487	)		—			—

Balance, end of period	$	30,389		$	30,005		$	40,075